Dear TRP fellows, thank you. Thank you for all the great posts, tips, useful comments and guides that you posted in this community. I've been following for almost two months now and avidly read all I could find.

Now I need your external and pragmatic point of view to help me understand what's the missing puzzle piece to solve my situation.

Who am I? I am a 21 yo university student from Italy. I love life and improving myself. I am a natural outgoing guy; confident in myself and my worthiness, adventurous. High grades in college with little effort. No social anxiety - or anxiety of any kind. I'm good and passionate in what I like.

SMV An abundant 7, athletic body. Hit the gym and other sports regularly. I'm 1'65m (5'5" inches) (yes, i know).

High grades, promising career.

Travelled all my life throughout the globe, from the snowy Himalayas to the burning african savannah, hitchiking in the States, dancing in the caribbean, surfing in the Indian ocean, skydiving on the Alps and eating live insects in Thailand. Lots of crazy stories.

I love people. We connect instantly and like each other. I value empathy and respect. I have a background in psychology and always aware of my body language.

But... I'm still virgin. During teenagehood I was bullied and had few friends because I was smart and disliked being the norm and being average.

After this rant you might imagine me as a bragging douche, but please reconsider. I am humble to the point of letting a friend talk me an hour about a book I already read without telling him I did. When I talk, I truly listed to what people have to say.

Let's get to the point Why do you think I'm not getting girls? I am confident enough to talk to them boldly, embarrass me if the moment calls for it. I had 4-5 girls in my life but never went beyond kissing.

I am eventually never brave enough to really make the move and close the deal. We talk for hours and connect, but I end up being a friend.

How can I get past this and close? I think I fear rejection, but don't know how to overcome this - or if this is the core problem. How can I be perceived as a mate instead of a friend?

I read most of the TRP sidebar, some PUA books and countless blog articles. I still don't have a clear idea of what to do; memorise some lines? Be cocky and pretend I don't care?

What am I missing?. I feel like there is something that is preventing me from closing, but I can't understand what.

TL;TR: I am outgoing and self confident. Good SMV and looks. Why can't I close?